Invoice, H. Smith & Co. to Sidney Rigdon, 12 November 1836

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Invoice, H. Smith & Co. to Sidney Rigdon, 12 November 1836
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H. Smith & Co.
A mercantile company created and run by Hyrum Smith. It is unclear when Smith started the business. An extant daybook and ledger for the company indicate that he sold goods between July and November 1836. It is not clear if Smith operated an independent store...
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, Invoice,
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, to
Sidney Rigdon
19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...
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Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH], 12 Nov. 1836; handwriting of
Warren Parrish
10 Jan. 1803–3 Jan. 1877. Clergyman, gardener. Born in New York. Son of John Parrish and Ruth Farr. Married first Elizabeth (Betsey) Patten of Westmoreland Co., New Hampshire, ca. 1822. Lived at Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York, 1830. Purchased land at...
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; docket in handwriting of
Warren Parrish
10 Jan. 1803–3 Jan. 1877. Clergyman, gardener. Born in New York. Son of John Parrish and Ruth Farr. Married first Elizabeth (Betsey) Patten of Westmoreland Co., New Hampshire, ca. 1822. Lived at Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York, 1830. Purchased land at...
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; three pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.

Historical Introduction
See Introduction to H. Smith & Co.
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Br[ough]t. Over 303.47

1. ps. [piece] Red Padding 21¾ at 8/— 21.75

2 Corded Skirts [at] 0.15 1.30

1 [ps.] Broad Cloth 6 3.50 21.00

1 [ps.] Blue Sattinet 24½ [at] 1.00 24.50

2 Waist Buckles 6/— 1.50

7 [ps] prs. Horse Skin Gloves 0.42 2.94

4 [prs.] White Silk [Gloves] 5/— 2.50

1 ps
Pongee
A clothing and curtain fabric with Chinese origins woven from uneven threads of silk. It was originally a tan color but in the early nineteenth century was often dyed.
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Hkfs [Handkerchiefs] 6.95 6.75 6.75

9 Belt Ribbons 2/— 2.25

1 [ps] Crimson Merino 7 [at] 10/— 8.75

2 [ps] Furniture prints 60 [at] 0.27 16.20

1 [ps] Fancy Silk
Vesting
A generic term for fabric intended to manufacture waistcoats.
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7½ [at] 10/— 9.37

1 [ps] Blk
Holland
A generic name for fine white linen cloth.
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26 [at] 0.32 8.32

1 [ps] Blue Blk Sattin 51¾ [at] 12/— 7.25

1 [ps] Pink
Florrence
A plain woven silk lining.
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60 [at] 0.27 16.20

2 [ps]
Book
A “book” is a term derived from “the booklike form in which some of the finer calicoes were folded and marketed in India.” A bookfold involved the fabric being “folded once lengthwise and twice crosswise.”
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Aprons 8/— 2.00

1 [ps Book]
Muslin
A “book” is a term derived from “the booklike form in which some of the finer calicoes were folded and marketed in India.” A bookfold involved the fabric being “folded once lengthwise and twice crosswise.”
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5/— 6.25

4 Doz
Frog Buttons
An ornamental fastening which consisted of “a spindle-shaped button, covered with silk or other material, which passes through a loop on the opposite side of the garment.” These closures were originally used on military dress coats and cloaks.
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0.22 0.88

1.
Bobinet Lace
A “machine-made, hexagonal net, used for quillings, trimmings, etc.”
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20 at 2/— 5.00

1. Doz. White Hose 42/— 5.25

2. ps Pongee $7.00 14.00

1. [ps] Bonet Ribbon 3.00 3.00

1. [ps Bonet Ribbon] 1.00 1.00

6 [ps Bonet Ribbon] 14/— 10.50

1 [ps] Satin [Ribbon] $2.80 2.80

4 [ps] Satin [Ribbons] 1.00 4.00

1 [ps] Fancy Hkfs 6.50 6.50

1 [ps] Super London
Chintz
A “cotton cloth of plain, sometimes damask or diaper weave, made with hard spun, fine warp, often taped and a much coarser, slack twist filling, printed with flowers, birds, and other patterns, in bright colors on white or colored ground, and glazed by calendaring...
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28 [at] 0.27 7.56

1 [ps London Chintz] 31¾ [at] 0.16½ 5.24

1/4 lbs
Twist
Another term for cotton yarn.
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$12.00 3.00

1 ps Calico 33¾ 0.11 3.71

Cotton Spool Thread 6/ 6 0.81

2. Doz [Spool] Tape 3/ 0.75

1 Bunch
Lacets
A braid used to form patterns for laces.
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10/— 1.25

14 ps Brade [Braid]
1
Braids were woven or plaited fabric that was flat, round, or tubular; they were used for binding or trimming. (“Braid,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 24.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.
0.05¾ 0.81

Carried over 538.36

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Invoice, H. Smith & Co. to Sidney Rigdon, 12 November 1836
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Warren Parrish
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Braids were woven or plaited fabric that was flat, round, or tubular; they were used for binding or trimming. (“Braid,” in Harmuth, Dictionary of Textiles, 24.)
Harmuth, Louis. Dictionary of Textiles. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915.